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Re: A Hobbit's Hole, Bag End
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Thu, 31 Jan 2002 20:52:38 GMT
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Thanks Bruce,
I think that this will work, I don't know why I didn't consider it while I
was building. I appreciate your help. Jon
In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> Wonderful, as all your creations invariably are. The round-arches have been
> mentioned elsewhere, but a quick fix would be to just get rid of the slopes
> at the sides to avoid the diamond shape. Love the little side window and
> flower bed.
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> Bruce
> -carefully, carefully, with the plates...
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> In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Furman writes:
> > Hi all,
> > I present my first modest attempt at translating a Tolkien location into brick.
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9222
> >
> > "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole,
> > filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy
> > hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and
> > that means comfort." -- J.R.R. Tolkien "The Hobbit"
> >
> > Bag end is the home of Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit who becomes an unlikely
> > hero in the book "The Hobbit" the precursor to Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings"
> > Trilogy. While not to scale, Bag End is much larger, It does feature a
> > round door (that was the hardest part). I was going for the "feel" of
> > Hobbiton, not necessarily a dead on recreation, so I tried to approximate
> > the look and atmosphere. The tree and the roof lift off to reveal a quite
> > modest (by Bilbo's standards) living area. As always, let me know what you
> > think. I hope that you enjoy it.
> > Jon
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| Wonderful, as all your creations invariably are. The round-arches have been mentioned elsewhere, but a quick fix would be to just get rid of the slopes at the sides to avoid the diamond shape. Love the little side window and flower bed. Bruce (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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